Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 2026

Privacy Statement

United Kingdom Professional Studies Academy Ltd (UKPSA University) is committed to protecting your privacy and to implementing processes and procedures to ensure the security of your personal information. This privacy statement applies to information you submit to UKPSA or that UKPSA collects, including through the use of its websites, applications, and services, and governs how UKPSA collects, stores, uses, and discloses your personal data.

By providing information to UKPSA, you consent to the practices described in this privacy statement, or you acknowledge that these practices are intended to serve the legitimate interests of UKPSA, as applicable.

Collection of Personal Information

UKPSA collects personal information — that is, data concerning the user, provided or generated by the user — such as:

• Name, personal or professional address, telephone number, email address.
• Institution name, city, country, website URL, and partnership type.
• Demographic information not specific to your identity.

Technical data such as IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring websites may be automatically collected from your computer. This information is used to improve the operation, security, and quality of our services, as well as to compile general usage statistics for the UKPSA website.

UKPSA is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of other websites, applications, or social networks not managed by us, including links to third-party sites. Please read the privacy policy of each service you use that collects your data.

Privacy Policy

At UKPSA University, we are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of our visitors.

This privacy policy explains what happens to the personal data you provide to us or that we collect during your visit to our site. This policy may be updated from time to time; we encourage you to review it regularly.

Information We Collect

When using and managing our website, we may collect and process the following data:

• Information about your use of the site, such as pages viewed and resources accessed. This may include traffic statistics, location data, and other communication data.
• Information you voluntarily provide to us (for example, when submitting a contact form, partner registration, or information request).
• Information you transmit to us through any communication channel.
• Transaction references processed via Stripe — we do not store card numbers or sensitive payment details on our servers.

Use of Cookies

Cookies provide information about the computer used by a visitor. We may use cookies, where relevant, to collect information about your computer in order to improve our website.

We may also collect general information about your Internet browsing through cookies. These cookies are stored on your computer's hard drive. This data is purely statistical and does not allow us to identify you personally.

Our website uses essential cookies only for session management and CSRF security protection. No third-party tracking or advertising cookies are used.

You can configure your computer to refuse cookies if you wish by enabling the appropriate setting in your browser.

Use of Your Information

The information collected is used in the context of our services. It may also be used to:

• Process partner registration applications and manage your account.
• Provide you with information you request regarding our programmes, accreditation, or verification services.
• Send you information that may be of interest to you regarding UKPSA's educational offerings.
• Improve the functionality and user experience of our website.
• Comply with legal obligations.

Storage of Your Personal Data

When operating our website or applications, it may be necessary to transfer your data to our data processing centres. By submitting your personal data to us, you accept this transfer, processing, and storage. We make every effort to ensure the security of your data.

However, the transmission of information via the Internet always carries a risk. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of data sent electronically. You send this data at your own risk.

Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties, except in the following cases:

• Stripe Inc. — for secure payment processing of partnership membership fees.
• Email service providers — for transactional communications (activation emails, confirmations).
• If the law requires us to do so.
• To prevent fraud or reduce its risks.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including:

• HTTPS encryption across the entire website.
• CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection on all forms.
• Secure, HTTP-only cookie handling.
• Server-side input validation and sanitisation.
• Security headers (X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy).

Your Rights

Under applicable data protection law (including the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR), you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Object to processing or request restriction of processing.
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.

You may exercise these rights by contacting us at: info@ukpsa.org.uk

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., macertis.com, iaccaccreditation.com, ivqa.org). This does not mean we endorse their privacy policies. We recommend that you consult their own policies before transmitting personal data to them.

Disclaimer of Liability

We shall not be held liable for any third party publishing duplicated content from another site or any content protected by copyright, nor in the case of insults or defamatory remarks posted on our site by a third party.

We also disclaim responsibility in the event of inaccessibility to our site due to a bug or any technical problem, as well as in all cases where we are required to interrupt access for preventive or corrective maintenance.

Contact Us

For any questions relating to this privacy policy, you can contact us at:

UKPSA University
United Kingdom Professional Studies Academy Ltd
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden
London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Email: info@ukpsa.org.uk
Phone: +44 7453 414692